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标题：Cutter seizes 6,700 pounds of cocaine
作者：Neil White
期刊名称：Coast Guard
印刷版ISSN：1559-6591
电子版ISSN：1559-6605
出版年度：2005
卷号：August 2005
出版社：US Coast Guard Headquarters

Cutter seizes 6,700 pounds of cocaine

Neil White

MIAMI, July 6 -- The crew of the Maine based CGC Campbell seized 6,700 pounds of cocaine and detained five suspected smugglers 50 miles south of Cayos de Albuquerque, Colombia, today.

The Campbell, on routine patrol in the Caribbean Sea, spotted someone aboard the 65-foot Honduran fishing vessel Ocean Mistery dumping bales into the water. One of the bales was recovered by Campbell crewmen and tested positive for cocaine. The Campbell directed the Ocean Mistery to stop.

The captain of the Ocean Mistery did not comply with the order to stop his vessel until the crew of the Campbell fired warning shots from their .50-caliber machine gun.

The Ocean Mistery's captain complied after the warning shots, and a law enforcement team from the Campbell boarded and took control of the vessel and crew without incident.

The contraband and five suspected smugglers were turned over to law enforcement and Department of Justice officials for prosecution. The Ocean Mistery was turned over to the Honduran government.

Story by Lt. j.g. Neil White, CGC Campbell